‘Broad success’ of Cultural Olympiad

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The cancellation of one project should not undermine the success of the Cultural Olympiad — there were more than 177,000 events to enjoy

Sir, David Lee’s frustration over the cancellation of the Column project (Thunderer,
July 25) should be viewed in the context of the success of Arts Council
England’s Olympic projects.

The Arts Council invested £36.9 million in the Cultural Olympiad. There were
more than 43 million public experiences of Cultural Olympiad events. Over
45,000 people volunteered, helping more than 177,000 events take place in
some 1,000 venues from Shetland to the Isles of Scilly. The eight artists
taking the lead projects that David Lee cites were enjoyed by around three
million people across the country.